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Necessity Distinction

Necessity Distinction is a legal doctrine within criminal defenses that differentiates duress from necessity by resting on the source of the perceived threat, with duress arising from human coercion and necessity stemming from natural or impersonal forces.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Descartes's Theory of Modality

Jonathan Bennett · The Philosophical Review · 1994 · 194 citations

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What Do We Really Need? Goals and Values, Security, and the Perception of Consumer Necessity

J. Ian Norris, Chloe Williams · Psychology and Marketing · 2016 · 51 citations

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Cement, carbon dioxide, and the ‘necessity’ narrative: A case study of Mexico

Matthew Fry · Geoforum · 2013 · 50 citations

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How Free are Initial Conditions?

Lawrence Sklar · PSA Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association · 1990 · 28 citations

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Race, Capitalism, and the Necessity/Contingency Debate

William Conroy · Theory Culture & Society · 2023 · 28 citations

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Authors

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  1. JM
    Jacqueline Mann

    University of Leicester, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 32 citations

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  2. VA
    Valerie A. Thompson

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    2 publications · 32 citations

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  3. JB
    Jonathan Bennett

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 194 citations

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  4. RP
    Ross P. Cameron

    University of Leeds, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  5. MF
    Matthew Fry

    University of North Texas, United States

    1 publications · 50 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  3. BI Norwegian Business School

    Oslo, Norway

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    30 citations

  4. University of North Texas

    Denton, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    50 citations

  5. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  6. Edinburgh Napier University

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  7. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  8. University of Saskatchewan

    Saskatoon, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

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  2. The Philosophical Review

    1 publications · 194 citations

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  3. Philosophy Compass

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  4. Soundings An Interdisciplinary Journal

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  5. Noûs

    1 publications · 12 citations

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